agriculture

Black farmers settlement is “win for all family farmers”

February 23, 2010 By Tim Wheeler

Willie Adams, a Black farmer in Greene County, Ga., hailed President Obama's $1.25 billion proposed settlement of a lawsuit by Black farmers demanding compensation for 80 years of racist discrimination in federal farm loan programs.

Dems face challenge in holding N. Dakota seat

February 15, 2010 By John Wojcik

Why would a state like this, which hasn't had a Republican senator in 24 years, even conside replacing a liberal populist with a right-wing Republican?

Cuban food production is up

January 15, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

President Raul Castro last year signaled increased food production as Cuba's top priority.

Poultry companies on trial in film and courtroom

November 13, 2009 By Susan Webb

Don McCorkell, a former Oklahoma state representative, has made a compelling film that will make you think twice before you buy your next chicken wing.

Who wants to kill the bees?

July 2, 2009 By l’Humanite

Translated by Shelagh Rothero (l'Humanite) The bee may have inhabited the earth for more than 80 million years- long before Man-and has survived all the upheavals of our planet, but its present situation has become a...